World Cup 2026

[Sutekh]

Scotland 1st choice goalkeeper, Craig Gordon, was out injured, so they used Angus Gunn but he had to go off injured after 6 minutes, their 3rd choice keeper had injured himself in the warm up, the assumed next 2 choices, Liam Kelly and Zander Clarke were both unavailable through injury, so Cieran Slicker was the man to come on and play at the weekend against Iceland

Slicker is the Ipswich reserve keeper and played just 9 minutes of football this season in the FA Cup

And was made a scapegoat for the defeat to Iceland so no doubt that’s the end of his international career

[Winston Biscuit]

If Colombia and Venezuela both win tonight then South American qualifying could be pretty interesting for the final 3 games

and South American qualifying appears to not be very interesting, with the 6 automatic spots as good as done. Only the 1 play off spot left after that. Venezuela currently sit in that place, 1 point ahead of Bolivia. Venezuela have to play Argentina and Colombia, while Bolivia have to play Colombia and Brazil. I wouldn't rule out Bolivia getting a result against Brazil and taking that play off spot as Bolivia have the altitude factor and not too many teams go to La Paz and get a result.

WTF happened to Chile. Got into the knockouts in 2010 & 2014. Haven't qualified since and are bottom of the qualifying table now with 2 wins from 16 games

[Sutekh]

If Colombia and Venezuela both win tonight then South American qualifying could be pretty interesting for the final 3 games

and South American qualifying appears to not be very interesting, with the 6 automatic spots as good as done. Only the 1 play off spot left after that. Venezuela currently sit in that place, 1 point ahead of Bolivia. Venezuela have to play Argentina and Colombia, while Bolivia have to play Colombia and Brazil. I wouldn't rule out Bolivia getting a result against Brazil and taking that play off spot as Bolivia have the altitude factor and not too many teams go to La Paz and get a result.

WTF happened to Chile. Got into the knockouts in 2010 & 2014. Haven't qualified since and are bottom of the qualifying table now with 2 wins from 16 games

Benjamin Anthony Brereton

[Winston Biscuit]

Wales currently 1-0 up away to Kazakhstan. approaching HT

[Ascotexgunner]

Wales currently 1-0 up away to Kazakhstan. approaching HT

Cracking game but ive got no nails left.....
If we can just keep in touch with Belgium we stand a chance....especially as we have them at home.

[Winston Biscuit]

Germany about to lose their first ever away world cup qualifier?

[Winston Biscuit]

Big non european games to look out for this weekend:

Colombia Vs Bolivia
Nigeria Vs Rwanda
Bermuda Vs Jamaica

[Sutekh]

Germany about to lose their first ever away world cup qualifier?

Wins last night for Slovakia, Northern Ireland , Turkey, Spain, Wales and Belgium.

Tonight’s games:

Group B
Slovenia v Sweden
Switzerland v Kosovo
Group C
Denmark v Scotland
Greece v Belarus
Group D
Iceland v Azerbaijan
Ukraine v France
Group I
Italy v Estonia
Moldova v Israel
Group L
Faroe Islands v Croatia
Montenegro v Czech Republic

[Orion1871]

Scotland creating some good chances against the Danes. Sadly for them they have Dykes and Adams up front.

[Winston Biscuit]

3 games to go and Cape Verde remain top of one of the African groups

[Clyde1998]

Scotland creating some good chances against the Danes. Sadly for them they have Dykes and Adams up front.

A good 0-0 draw for us, although I'm a bit disappointed we didn't show a little more ambition as Denmark really looked there for the taking. Still think Greece are the strongest side in the group, but gives us a serious shot at finishing second and reaching the play-offs.

[Winston Biscuit]

Memphis Depay becomes the Netherlands all time leading goalscorer

[Clyde1998]

Spain won 6-0 in Turkey last night

[Sanguine]

Florian who?

No team should want to concede a free kick in range to Liverpool this season.

https://x.com/SamueILFC/status/1964793739307852140

[Clyde1998]

Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup. They beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 this evening.

[Sutekh]

Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup. They beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 this evening.

Ghana, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt most likely to confirm their qualification next time round. If you actually want to see different African qualifiers rather than all the usual faces, then look to the runners up playoffs where the likes Gabon and Tanzania are riding high.

[Winston Biscuit]

Qualified teams so far:
AFC: Australia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, South Korea, Japan
CAF: Morocco, Tunisia
CONMEBOL: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay
OFC: New Zealand

Play off teams confirmed so far:
New Caledonia

[Sanguine]

Craziness in Hungary last night, hosting Israel's home games, Italy edging a nine goal thriller. Israel got two late goals to make it 4-4, only for Sandro Tonali to hit an injury time winner.

[Sanguine]

Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup. They beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 this evening.

Ghana, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt most likely to confirm their qualification next time round. If you actually want to see different African qualifiers rather than all the usual faces, then look to the runners up playoffs where the likes Gabon and Tanzania are riding high.

Yes - although DR Congo top Group B by a point from Senegal, with three games to go. They host the Lions tonight and a win would see them needing just two points from their last two games to make their first World Cup.

Cape Verde in exactly the same position, they lead Group D by a point from Cameroon, and play them tonight. A win and they are virtually certain to play in the World Cup for the first time, as one of their two remaining games is at home to group minnows Eswatini.

Lots of big games tonight - Gabon host Ivory Coast in Group F and a win would take them top of that group, above their visitors, with two games to go. That said - Ivory Coast haven't conceded a goal yet in the qualifying competition, through seven matches.

Also, the runners-up playoff most likely won't provide an extra African team - winners of the playoff (best four group runners-up) enter the inter-confederation playoff, where they'd have to get past an Asian/South American team to qualify.

[Sutekh]

Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup. They beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 this evening.

Ghana, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt most likely to confirm their qualification next time round. If you actually want to see different African qualifiers rather than all the usual faces, then look to the runners up playoffs where the likes Gabon and Tanzania are riding high.

Yes - although DR Congo top Group B by a point from Senegal, with three games to go. They host the Lions tonight and a win would see them needing just two points from their last two games to make their first World Cup.

Cape Verde in exactly the same position, they lead Group D by a point from Cameroon, and play them tonight. A win and they are virtually certain to play in the World Cup for the first time, as one of their two remaining games is at home to group minnows Eswatini.

Lots of big games tonight - Gabon host Ivory Coast in Group F and a win would take them top of that group, above their visitors, with two games to go. That said - Ivory Coast haven't conceded a goal yet in the qualifying competition, through seven matches.

Also, the runners-up playoff most likely won't provide an extra African team - winners of the playoff (best four group runners-up) enter the inter-confederation playoff, where they'd have to get past an Asian/South American team to qualify.

Good for Cape Verde, nice to see them back after not reaching the forthcoming 2025-26 African Cup of Nations.